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4th Jan 2019 at 4:22pm
Keefy Beefy: Had me wondering about the name. Wikipedia didn't exactly kill it: "The name Devil's Punch Bowl dates from at least 1768, the year that John Rocque's map of the area was published. This was 18 years before the murder of the unknown sailor on Gibbet Hill, so this event was clearly not the origin of the name. Prior to 1768, it was marked as "ye Bottom" on a map by John Ogilby dated 1675. The northern end of the Bowl is known as Highcombe Bottom which exists in different variants: Hackombe Bottom, Hacham Bottom, and Hackham Bottom." -
4th Jan 2019 at 4:26pm
Diogenes: Keef! Where have you been? -
4th Jan 2019 at 5:05pm
Diogenes: If you read the Local Legend section of that article it explains more